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Finalists from the 2013 challenge have set a high bar for those ready to participate in the 2014 President's Challenge. In May, Scott Crouch '13 (from left) and Florian Mayr '13 demonstrated their project, Nucleik, for Gordon Jones, managing director of the i-lab, and President Drew Faust. Nucleik, now known as Mark43, has raised almost $2 million in funding.

Let the challenges begin

President and deans offer students opportunity to solve world problems

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DateOctober 10, 2013May 15, 2019

“Last year's challenge revealed that our students are eager to apply what they are learning at Harvard to the world’s most pressing problems,” said Provost Alan M. Garber, a co-chair of the judging committee. “This year, we expect to see an even wider range of creative, ambitious proposals bubbling up from classrooms and research labs across the campus.”

Return of the President’s Challenge

In second year, seeks solutions to social concerns, including in arts

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DateOctober 10, 2012May 6, 2019

Grand prize winners of the Harvard University President’s Challenge for social entrepreneurship meet with President Drew Faust (from left). Team Vaxess Technologies includes Michael Schrader, Kathryn Kosuda, Livio Valenti, and Patrick Ho.

Harvard entrepreneurs weave silk with science

Students’ commercial venture captures grand prize in President’s Challenge

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DateJune 4, 2012May 8, 2019